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Scheme of Apprenticeship
Training
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Implementation of the Scheme
of Apprenticeship Training is a Statutory requirement under Apprentices
Act, 1961. The Scheme of Apprenticeship Training provides opportunities
for practical training to graduate engineers, diploma holders
(Technicians) and 10+2 Vocational pass outs in about 10,000 industrial
establishments/organizations as per the policies and guidelines laid down
by the Central Apprenticeship Council (CAC), which is an apex Statutory
Body constituted under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
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The basic purpose of the
Scheme is to fulfill/match, any gap, in so far practical/hands on
experience of fresh Graduate Engineers, Diploma Holders and 10+2
Vocational Pass-out is concerned to enhance their technical skills for
making their suitability in job absorption as per the needs of the
Industries.
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The four Regional Boards of
Apprenticeship/Practical Training (BOATs/BOPT) located at Mumbai, Kolkata,
Kanpur and Chennai which are fully funded autonomous organization of
Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education),
have been authorized in their respective regions to implement the Scheme
of Apprenticeship Training under Apprentices Act, 1961.
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The period of Apprenticeship
Training under the Act is one year. The apprentices are paid monthly
stipend, which is shared between the Central Government and the employer
on 50:50 basis. The existing rates of stipend payable to Engineering
Graduates, Technicians and 10+2 Vocational pass outs as apprentices is
Rs.2600/-, Rs.1850/-. and Rs.1440/- per month respectively. The full
stipend is paid by the industrial establishments/organizations to the
apprentices undergoing Apprenticeship Training at the first instance and
later they claim 50% reimbursement from Central Government through
respective BOATs/BOPT.
Support For Distance Education
& Web Based Learning (NPTEL)
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In order to enhance learning
effectiveness in the field of technical education by using technology, the
MHRD, in 2003, initiated the Project – National Programme for Technology
Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) to enhance quality engineering education in the
country by developing curriculum based video courses (at least 100) and
web based e-courses (at least 115) to be prepared by seven IITs at Delhi,
Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Roorkee and IISc, Bangalore
as participating institutions with a total outlay of Rs. 20.47 crores.
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In the first phase of the
NPTEL, the Project had covered core courses of under-graduate curriculum
in five major engineering branches, namely, Civil, Computer Science,
Electrical, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Engineering. These
were supplemented by the core science and management programme, languages
and other basic courses such as electronics, numerical methods etc. which
are mandatory for all engineering students. The model AICTE curricula in
engineering adapted by major affiliating universities, such as Anna
University, Vishveshwarya Technical University and Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University were used to design the course content.
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The Programme was formally
launched by the Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri
Arjun Singh, on September 3rd, 2006 in IIT Madras. The contents are
currently made available to everyone in India and abroad through the
website http://nptel.iitm.ac.in maintained by IIT Madras. The video
lectures are currently being broadcast through the Eklavya channel and
approximately 50 engineering institutions in the country have set up their
own receivers with a dish antenna to receive the signal in their own
campuses.
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The proposal for
implementation of NPTEL Phase-II to be implemented during 2008 to 2011
(three years) is under consideration. The partner institutions for the
Project will be the seven IITs and IISc, Bangalore (same as in Phase-I).
More than 500 faculties are expected to participate in the Project and the
beneficiaries of the Programme will be all engineering and physical
sciences under-graduates/post graduates in the country; all
teachers/faculties in science and engineering Universities in India. The
goal of the Project is to build on the programme launched on 03.09.2006 in
NPTEL Phase-I and create on-line course contents and interactions between
faculty members in science and engineering using the best academics in
India.
Indian National Digital
Library in Engg. Sc. & Technology (INDEST-AICTE) Consortium
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National Programme of
Earthquake Engineering Education (NPEEE)
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After the Gujarat Earthquake
in January, 2001 and Orissa cyclone in the year 2000 a comprehensive
National Programme on Earthquake Engineering Education (NPEEE) was
launched by MHRD in 2003 with the seven IITs and IISc, Bangalore, as
resource institutes. IIT Kanpur is the Coordinating Institute. The
programme is open to all recognized engineering colleges/ polytechnics and
schools of architecture having related academic degree or diploma
programme, irrespective of whether these are government funded or
privately funded. The objectives of NPEEE are (a) to train the teachers of
engineering colleges, polytechnics and schools of architecture, and (b) to
develop suitable curriculum.
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A few lead institutions in the
country helped the faculty development in other institutions. This would
help train the engineering college teachers through short and long-term
training under a centrally funded programme. Activities under this
National Initiative include:
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Faculty development through
short-term crash programmes and long-term programmes.
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Development of resource
materials / textbooks etc.
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Development of library
resources in technical institutions.
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Faculty exchanges between lead
institutions and other institutions in the country, and the
academia-industry exchanges.
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International exchanges
wherein renowned experts from abroad can visit Indian institutions for
varying duration for teaching and research, and younger Indian teachers/
professionals could spend time in top international institutions in this
subject.
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Basic teaching laboratories
may be funded at different engineering institutions. At the lead
institutions, the proposed programme may fund development of major
research laboratories that would be used by other institutions also.
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Through the first phase of the
Programme, the initiative has been to build capacity in Earthquake
Engineering in the country and enhance country’s preparedness to cope with
earthquakes in future without avoidable loss of life and property. First
phase was ended in June 2007. The scheme is being reviewed for
implementation of 2nd phase.
(www.nicee.org/npeee)
Technology Development Mission
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In 1993, the Technology
Development Missions (TDM) started at all the IITs and IISc with the
objective of a concerted national effort towards technology development
with direct involvement and participation of industries. Several mission
projects, with well-defined goals, milestones and deliverables were
identified in areas of national importance. Two or more academic
institutions and industries collaborated in most of the mission projects.
The funding to these mission areas was as follows:
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Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) funded these projects to the tune of Rs. 50.00 crores.
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Industry participants
contributed about Rs. 9.00 crores in addition to support in terms of
equipment, components, manpower and hardware etc. worth Rs. 15.00 crores.
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The most important aspect of
this mission was a significant effort on the part of the Government in
encouraging industry-institute interaction as well as assisting industry
in developing the latest technology. This was first time that mission
oriented programs were successfully taken jointly with industry.
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The TDM-I was successful and
highly appreciated in the National Steering Committee meeting of the
Planning Commission held on August 06, 1999 at New Delhi. TDM-I resulted
in development and transfer of several technologies to Industry viz.:
(1) automation of power
distribution
(2) an immuno diagnostic
test for AIDS
(3) vaccine for
Hepatitis-B
(4) supercritical fluid
extraction technology
(5) controlled atmosphere
storage technology for food grains
(6) the first 50 kg
payload robot
(7) automated monitoring
systems
(8) squeeze casting
technology for metal matrix composite piston
(9) environment friendly
vapour compression heat pump assisted dryer for agricultural products,
etc.
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Most of the deliverables were
achieved. Subsequent increase in industry-sponsored research at IITs and
IISc confirmed that the TDM-I program fostered an environment of faith in
capabilities of Indian academic institutions to solve current technology
problems of the industry and help them in developing newer technologies
and products. Some of the significant benefits from TDM-I were:
• Industry and IITs
collaborated on such mission-oriented programmes for the first time
• Industry was convinced
about the capabilities of IITs and IISc in solving technological
problems and to undertake development of new products successfully
• Increase in the number
of Industry- sponsored research at IITs and IISc
• Enhanced academic
collaboration among these top Institutes
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